By not allowing us to Delhi NIA stands exposed: Joint Leadership

Posted on Saturday, September 9th, 2017 by Online Editor

Srinagar, Sep 09 (Only Kashmir): Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) strongly condemned the barring its leaders from court arrest at NIA headquarters New Delhi said this move completely exposes the so called investigation and its actual purpose.
In a statement to Onlykashmir.in, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) strongly condemned the arrest of Mohammad Yasin Malik and house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and continued detention of Syed Ali Geelani while sealing all roads to their residences and imposition of curfew and strict restriction in parts of Srinagar by the authorities, to disallow the leadership from going to New Delhi regarding the persecution and intimidation of the people from all walks of life and the leadership by the government through the NIA, and to court arrest at their headquarters to put an end to it. The leadership said this move completely exposes the so called investigation and its actual purpose. Leadership asked that if they themselves volunteered to go to Delhi and let the investigating agency arrest them and ask them regarding the charges leveled against their organizations and the people’s political movement, why were they barred?
JRL said that stopping the resistance leadership from courting arrest, giving contradictory statements and creating a law and order bogey they have exposed themselves and their bluff. They said NIA should put an immediate end to this harassment
JRL said that It becomes quite evident that along with brute military force the Indian state is deploying all its institutions to crush our movement. For the past three months repeated raids, notices and arrests by the NIA-an unaccountable machinery unleashed upon Kashmiris from different segments of society including political activists, our relatives and associates , lawyers, businessmen journalists students and others is being carried out to intimidate and instill fear among the masses while simultaneously an all out vicious and venomous propaganda campaign to defame and malign leadership and the peoples political struggle is being aggressively pursued by electronic print and social media.
Lies and falsehoods about us and the people’s political struggle promoted and spread. Our just and legitimate indigenous political movement for which people have given extreme sacrifices, branded as sponsored and linked to terrorism and monetary benefits. We, our activists and those associated with the movement abused and vilified and accused of being associated with the sacred movement for monetary gains. All this being done under a ploy to change the narrative on the Kashmir dispute, demoralize and disillusion the people regarding their internationally recognized and legitimate political struggle and their leadership while misleading the Indian masses about the reality of Kashmir and the ground situation here.
JRL said that let it be known to all that leadership is ready to face every hardship for the sake of the sacred peoples movement, but there is no question that we can be pressurized to move away from the path of seeking justice and resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the people’s aspirations and wishes.
JRL also strongly condemned the house arrest of human rights activist SAR Geelani by Delhi police, who according to police was presumably coming to the airport to receive them.
Meanwhile, JRL reiterated the strike call for tomorrow in keeping with the Indian Home ministers visit and appealed people to stay resolute and steadfast.